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Basic Question 11 of 11

True or False? A very small proportion of highly successful ventures generate most of the positive returns from venture capital investments.

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johntan1979 I wonder what's the reference for these numbers and whether they are still relevant.
ankurwa10 I think they are still relevant. throw 30 darts, one of them will stick. and given the IT boom these days and crazy valuations for snapchat, whatsapp etc, well, some darts surely have hit home. And oh, Alibaba too.
Inaganti6 Peter Thiel wrote about this in a wonderful book named Zero To One
923029 pareto .... vital few .... meaningless many. [Horrible but true].
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describe the performance appraisal of alternative investments

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 5, Module 2.